Sports

Riddim Squad and Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph were victorious on the opening night of the Buxton Stars Sweet 16 Knockout Football Championship on Friday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

GCA 1st Division 2-Day Championship – Dowlin, Barnwell record tons After winning the toss yesterday, the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) continued their outrageous form with the bat by amassing 495/4 on day one of their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/GISE/Star Rentals/Trophy Stall 1st Division 2-day match against Transport Sports Club.

Slingerz bested West Demerara rival Den Amstel to record their seventh consecutive win in the KFC Elite League, prevailing by a 3-0 score yesterday at the National Training Centre in Providence.

2024 Caribbean Table Tennis Championship – duo advance to semifinal section The team of Shemar Britton and Elishaba Johnson has guaranteed Guyana a medal in the Men’s Doubles division of the 2024 ITTF Caribbean Championship, following a quarterfinal victory yesterday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Hururu and Aroaima recorded hard-fought victories when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued last evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

2024 Rebel Tennis Club Championship Renola Jordan and Paula Kalekyezi will contest the Women’s Open final today in the 2024 Rebel Tennis Club Championship following semifinal wins yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force brutalised the Pakuri Warriors 17-0 when the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Women’s Division One League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre in Providence.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has initiated legal proceedings against Cricket West Indies (CWI) and its Vice President, Azim Bassarath, according to a press release from the entity.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, , CMC – Openers Rashawn Worrell and Kadeem Alleyne struck contrasting but critical half-centuries as West Indies Academy produced a clinical run chase to stun Barbados Pride by three wickets and return the regional first class title to Guyana Harpy Eagles here today.

-sparks fly as Imran Khan and Laured Stewart face-off at weigh-in By Michaelangelo Jacobus As is customary, the day before a boxing card, there is a weigh-in ceremony where boxers, as the name suggests, are weighed ahead of their respective fights as well as face-off against opponents.

After a shadow of doubt was cast on the running-off of the annual National Sports Commission (NSC) Three-Stage cycling race, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) late last night announced that the race will be held on May 18 and 19.

After a lengthy break, the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 1st Division 2-Day competition will resume today with Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) hosting Transport Sports Club (TSC) at the DCC ground on Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, bowling off at 9:30 am.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Half-centuries from opener Raymond Perez and their captain Tevin Imlach enabled defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles to formalise an eight-wicket win against hosts Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners yesterday and fortify their chances of winning the West Indies Championship title for a second year on the trot.

(ESPN) The Ekana Stadium crowd in Lucknow was served the perfect buffet on Friday night: spectacular MS Dhoni fireworks that powered Chennai Super Kings to a competitive 176 for 6 and then the home team Lucknow Super Giants chasing it down with a classy 82 off 53 from captain KL Rahul.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – The winner of Beijing’s half marathon He Jie and three African runners have had their results cancelled after an investigation found that the three slowed down near the line allowing the Chinese athlete to finish first, organisers said yesterday.

SHANGHAI, China,  CMC – Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was full of praise for his Mercedes team after he navigated rainy conditions yesterday during qualifying for the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad & Tobago prime minister, Dr Keith Rowley said he was looking forward to the discussions and outcomes of the Caricom conference on West Indies cricket.

Santos relegated Monedderlust to their sixth consecutive loss in the KFC Elite League, prevailing by a 6-0 score yesterday at the National Training Centre in Providence.

GCB U-19 Inter-County Super50 Just as promised by skipper Mavindra Dindyal, Demerara brought home the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U-19 Inter-County 50-over trophy yesterday with a 7-wicket dismantling of the defending champions Berbice as Jonathan Van Lange produced a spell of seam bowling for the ages en route to snaring 7-25.